Research In Psychology
Methods and Design
6th Edition
Published on 11. December 2009
Book
Hardback
624 pages
978-0-470-52278-3 (ISBN)
Description
The sixth edition provides psychologists with insight into the essential nature of experimental psychology and a solid grounding in its methods and practices. It has been updated to help them develop research ideas, hypotheses, and design studies. In addition, they'll find out how to carry them out, analyze results and draw reasoned conclusions from them. The chapters have also been updated with the important new developments in research methodologies and fascinating examples from recent studies to provide psychologists with the most up-to-date information in the field.
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Content
Chapter 1--Scientific Thinking in Psychology
Chapter 2--Ethics in Psychological Research
Chapter 3--Developing Ideas for Research in Psychology
Chapter 4--Measurement and Data Analysis
Chapter 5--Introduction to Experimental Research
Chapter 6--Control Problems in Experimental Research
Chapter 7--Experimental Design I: Single-Factor Designs
Chapter 8--Experimental Design II: Factorial Designs
Chapter 9--Correlational Research
Chapter 10--Quasi-Experimental Designs and Applied Research
Chapter 11--Small N Designs
Chapter 12--Observational and Survey Research Methods
Epilogue
Appendix A--Communicating the Results of Research in Psychology
Appendix B--The Ethics Code of the American Psychological Association
Appendix C--Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Applications Exercises
Glossary
References
Name index
Subject index
Summary of Research Examples
Chapter 2--Ethics in Psychological Research
Chapter 3--Developing Ideas for Research in Psychology
Chapter 4--Measurement and Data Analysis
Chapter 5--Introduction to Experimental Research
Chapter 6--Control Problems in Experimental Research
Chapter 7--Experimental Design I: Single-Factor Designs
Chapter 8--Experimental Design II: Factorial Designs
Chapter 9--Correlational Research
Chapter 10--Quasi-Experimental Designs and Applied Research
Chapter 11--Small N Designs
Chapter 12--Observational and Survey Research Methods
Epilogue
Appendix A--Communicating the Results of Research in Psychology
Appendix B--The Ethics Code of the American Psychological Association
Appendix C--Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Applications Exercises
Glossary
References
Name index
Subject index
Summary of Research Examples